So it's never too late to start maximizing your daily intake! Especially interesting: Cancers of the women participating in the study ranged from stage 1 to stage 4. Pretty amazing. (Not to mention incredible in a Wow, what we eat really does affect our health kind of mind-blowing realization sort of way.)

The study focused on cruciferous vegetables, which include cauliflower, brussels sprouts, kale and cabbage. And the numbers are pretty amazing ...

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The women who ate the most of these veggies reduced their risk of both overall mortality and breast cancer-specific mortality by 62 percent compared to women who consumed the least. Plus, those who consumed the most vegetables were 35 percent less likely to have a recurrence of breast cancer.

Now you're probably wondering exactly how many of these cruciferous vegetables you have to eat to get the magical cancer-busting powers. Researchers aren't exactly sure about that part just yet, so they're recommending people stick to The American Cancer Society guidelines: At least two and a half cups of super-colorful fruits and vegetables per day (more color = more power, so look for dark green, red, yellow and orange.

Oh, and if you were thinking about skipping the salads and swallowing a handful of supplements instead -- researchers aren't exactly sure if powdered greens in a capsule have quite the same effect (so no quick fix just yet).

Does this study make you want to eat more cruciferous veggies? What's your favorite?